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Sunday, July 20

"To Be Disciples WHO MAKE DISCIPLES"

Deuteronomy 6

Pastor Bryon will be sharing the message this Sunday at 10:00am.

There will be Kids Ministry Programming at 10:00am and 11:00am.

Registration is now open!

GAYTON BAPTIST Mission GO 2025: July 24 - July 27

“Serve One Another"

"All the believers were together and had everything in common." - Acts 2:44

During VBS our adults and children were taught and challenged to "Live It Out" and love one another, just as Christ loves us; and we are excited for the opportunity to demonstrate that service to our local community on the fourth weekend in July for our annual summer Mission GO! Believers of all ages within our Gayton Baptist Church Family are invited to serve together on mission right here in RVA as we shine the light of Jesus to our neighbors! There are projects for all, from preschoolers to our senior saints, in which we meet real and practical needs while building authentic relationships with our neighbors and with our church family.  Not available the whole weekend? Not a problem! Choose your own mission adventure and sign up for the opportunities that will fit into your family’s schedule and rhythm.

There are a variety of projects designed for people of all ages and abilities to be able to assist:

A) Staining steps and a ramp

B) Cleaning steps

C) Cleaning gutters

D) Organizing a garage and shed

E) Weed eating and mulching

F) Assembling dozens of frozen meals to deliver to Better Together RVA families

G) Serving a family from our community holding a memorial service here at our church

Please complete the payment registration form below and the Google form and pay $20/person, $40/couple, or $50/family by Monday, July 21, 2025. Events will take place between Thursday, July 24 and Sunday, July 27. *The registration fee covers the cost of meals and resources needed to complete mission projects during the weekend. Please contact Patricia@gayton.church if you need to pay by cash or check.

Join us on Sunday, July 27 as we celebrate Stephen Steward on his last Sunday at Gayton. Stephen has blessed us with his amazing musical talents, and he will be missed. He has accepted a position to clerk for a federal judge in Alexandria, VA. We wish Stephen the best as he moves forward in his career.

Following the service, we will have a reception in honor of Stephen in the Great Room.

The Lord’s Prayer   (Part 7)

For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

Now we have come full circle, ending where we once began: at the Kingdom of God. Here we acknowledge, once again, that this Kingdom of perfect love and perfect peace belongs to God, and we give Him all honor and praise that is due Him. 

We experience the Kingdom now in fragments of grace, but beyond us, in the coming Kingdom, we will fully experience the majesty of His Kingdom power and His Kingdom glory for ever and ever! Alleluia to our great God and King! It is this that we desire, it is this we hope others will claim, it is this for which we pray. Amen and amen!

Closing thoughts:

Every time we offer this prayer we are re-affirming who God is and who we are in relationship to Him, and to one another. So when the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, why might He have chosen these particular words? I believe there is a definite pattern to these words: There is beseeching and blessing, confession and pardon, loving and forgiving. These prayer words expand on the greatest commandment to love God with all that is in us, and to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. 

I also believe that on some level Jesus, Himself, is embodied within this prayer. He is our bread, our daily bread–the Bread of Life that we take and eat. We are forgiven, and are able to forgive others solely because of the blood that He spilled. He is the one who faced and defeated The Tempter on our behalf—He has delivered us.  Finally, He is the One who has gone to prepare a place for us in the Kingdom of Heaven, to live with Him and His Abba forever.

This prayer that Jesus so lovingly taught us, has taught us to love, and to eagerly anticipate The Glory that is yet to come…

Wendy Jones

Discipleship Council

July Wednesday Adult Bible Study

4 weeks: July 9,16, 23 & 30

6:00-6:45pm in the Pumphouse Cafe 

Topic: Heart, Soul, Mind & Strength

based on Mark 12:30-31

Come enjoy a time of sharing, prayer and devotional time in the Word as we reflect on what it means to love God with everything!

Led by Rev. Jennifer Mullins

Pass the word and come enjoy this break in your week to be encouraged in Christ!

Mark your calendars for our Church Picnic on Sunday, August 10th from 4 - 7 pm at Deep Run Park (Shelters 1 and 2).

There will be food, fun, and fellowship.

Sign up below.

Faith & Recovery Ministry

Calling all Volunteers!!  Our ministry continues to grow and we serve in so many ways.  Not surprisingly, we need more volunteers.  We hope you’ll check out our ministry and consider how you might serve.  You can go to the GBC website “Missions>Serve” page, or click on this link: 

https://gayton.church/faithandrecovery

Like Corinthians 12:12-27 conveys – we are each an important part of the body, and without each part – the body is not whole, and not as effective.  We are immensely thankful for each volunteer on our team, and hope you’ll consider joining us.  We would love to have you on the team!

If you would like to learn more, please contact Mike Brumagin at mikebrum89@gmail.com.

What goes best with peanut butter? Crackers and jelly, of course! During the month of July, the Gayton Food Pantry will be collecting donations of crackers and jelly. Thanks to the VBS kids for bringing donations of peanut butter and filling our pantry with other staples.

Bring donations to the Welcome Desk or the black bin outside the gym entrance. Our Food Pantry relies mostly on donations, and as always, any and all donations are appreciated.

Bible Study class at 11:00am on Sundays for Young Adults (Beyond) in Rm. 223

Young Adult Lifenights are on Wednesdays from 7-8:30pm in the cafe area.

Contact Jennifer@gayton.church for more information.

Sunday, July 20

10:00am - Worship

11:00am - Brunch in the Drawing Room (gym)

Girl's and Guy's Night Out

5:00 - 7:30 pm

Contact Jennifer for details

In person Nursery Care (birth - 3 years), Preschool Church (ages 3 - Pre K) and Elementary Kids Worship (grades K-5) is scheduled to take place during the 10am Worship Service and during the 11am Bible Study hour.

Virtual Preschool Church & Elementary Kids Worship services are posted in our Facebook group at 8 am each Sunday and are left up for the week.